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Balloons ferrying smuggled cigarettes from Belarus caused Lithuania’s main airport to grind to a halt. As many as 4,000 passengers and 30 flights have been affected after the incident at Vilnius ...

VILNIUS, Lithuania(AP) — Up to 25 small hot-air balloons, some of them confirmed to be carrying smuggled cigarettes, entered Lithuanian airspace late Saturday and forced the shutdown of Vilnius ...

Polish authorities detained five people Thursday in connection with a smuggling operation that used weather balloons to transport cigarettes from Belarus, causing millions in tax losses and disrupting ...

LEPEL DISTRICT, 31 October (BelTA) - Lithuanians themselves were smuggling cigarettes from Belarusian territory using weather balloons, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said in response to a ...

Balloons carrying smuggled cigarettes over Lithuania closed Vilnius Airport for hours Vilnius, Lithuania (AP) — Up to 25 small hot-air balloons, some of them confirmed to be carrying smuggled ...